''In a World Created by a Drunken God'' is a play by

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author

Drew Hayden Taylor Drew Hayden Taylor (born 1 July 1962) is a Canadian playwright, author and journalist. Life and career Born in Curve Lake, Ontario, Taylor is part Ojibwe and part Caucasian. About his background Taylor says: "I plan to start my own nation. Bec ...

. The play was staged for the first time at the

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, as part of the Cross Currents theatre festival in 2003. Published in book form by Talonbooks in 2006, it was nominated for the

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at the 2006 Governor General's Awards.

Plot

In the middle of packing up his Toronto apartment in order to move back to the reserve where he was born, Jason Pierce, a half-Native half-white man, is visited by a stranger, Harry Dieter. Dieter claims to be his brother, the legitimate and acknowledged son of the white American man who fathered and then abandoned Jason. Dieter also has a specific motivation for finding Jason: their father is dying from kidney failure and they want to know if Jason is a possible match.

Adaptation

The play was adapted into a film in 2008 with John Hazlett directing from a screenplay penned by Taylor. It premiered on the

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in 2008, and was a Gemini Award nominee for Best TV Movie at the

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in 2009."Gemi-huh?; Think Canadian TV ends with Don Cherry? Here's a quick primer on Canada's Emmys, the Geminis". ''

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'', November 10, 2009.

References

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